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By Josh Bootsma CALUMET CITY, Ill. (November 16, 2021) – Thornton Fractional North senior flutist Jessica Williams has been selected to participate in the Illinois...

Collaborative gardens brighten campus courtyards, contribute food to classes and local organizations By Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (November 14, 2021) – Farmers across the country are...

Information provided by the Illinois Housing Development Authority CHICAGO, Ill. (November 14, 2021) – Due to a vendor needing additional time to ensure its application...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (November 11, 2021) – Registration is open for local families and organizations who want to be a part of the...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (November 10, 2021) – As a way to say thank you for freedom, some businesses are giving veterans and active...

Information provided by the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project LANSING, Ill. (November 10, 2021) – The Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project is "Hiking...

Information provided by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (November 9, 2021) – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) has been accepting...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (November 8, 2021) – Following its usual tradition, the Lansing Veterans Memorial Ceremonial Honor Guard held a Veterans Day Ceremony...

By Landon Ford SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (November 7, 2021) – Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, already passed by on November 1...

By Landon Ford LANSING, Ill. (November 5, 2021) – Lansing residents are getting ready to change the hands of time, because Daylight Saving Time is...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (November 3, 2021) – Tickets are still available for Governors State University Theatre and Performance Studies' fall 2021 production A Delightful...

By Landon Ford SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (November 1, 2021) – The horizon of relocation drew a bit closer for Unity Christian Academy on Saturday as...

By Landon Ford LANSING, Ill. (October 31, 2021) — All Hallow’s afternoon at Fox Pointe was inundated with hundreds of families of trick-or-treaters. The costumed...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (October 28, 2021) – The railroad crossing at Burnham Avenue near Erfert Park is being replaced in the coming weeks,...

Life in Lansing features 20 full-page photos and captions by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 28, 2021) - Though the Lansing Journal's list of email subscribers...